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#271 GraemeC

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Posted 17 April 2015 - 07:35 PM

M-machine supply them I think. You'll probably need to phone and ask them though.

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Posted 17 April 2015 - 08:51 PM

Can't believe they weren't on the new panel it does seem a little odd...

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Posted 18 April 2015 - 08:57 PM

No worries and yes very odd that they do not come on the new panel just glad I noticed now and not after paint


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Posted 19 April 2015 - 10:25 AM

Well this weekend hasn't gone to plan one bit lol.

With l2b coming up fast I decided to drop my 1330 back in my red mini...thought I had sorted the oil leak from the timing cover...

Dropped in it and got it running and I look underneath.....puddle of oil.


Only one last thing it could be which is the half moon rubber seal between box and block. Had to decide weather to leave it and just take some top up and crack on with the van. Decided just to take it out and pull the engine to pieces and change every gasket in sight and I also painted the engine as I never painted it when I built the engine 3000 miles ago.

Started by pulling engine back out only took me 27 minutes :)

Started to strip it down

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Gearbox and block separated

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Bit if gearbox porn for you guys :P

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Partly built back up


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Degreaserd and painted


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Reason why I'm posting this on here is because this engine will more than likely end up in the van if I don't have the time/money to rebuild the 998 before August

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Posted 19 April 2015 - 11:07 AM

Looking good there mate hope you get it all back in and fitted in time

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Posted 19 April 2015 - 08:31 PM

Thanks buddy.... Engine back in and running and now leak free

London to Brighton here I come

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Posted 21 April 2015 - 12:15 PM

Done a little on the van last night got the inner wing strenthening panel on and got the inner wing to fit after some fetteling

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First fitment fitted really badly and all heritage panels to...

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And finally she fitted :)

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Also I know this inner wing is missing the vent slates I have the correct bit to weld in. Got them dirt cheap so couldn't say no

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Posted 21 April 2015 - 05:05 PM

I had trouble with my heritage inner wing too. It was too tall in the flitch area so there was an inch gap between the floor and where it folds round under the floor so i had to cut and shut it to fit.

 

Glad it fitted in the end for you, looks good!



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Posted 21 April 2015 - 09:40 PM

Looking good it's always nice when you see the new metal going on :)

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Posted 22 April 2015 - 09:46 AM

Fresh!



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Posted 22 April 2015 - 06:25 PM

Thanks guys :) and I would have thought the heritage would just slot together....far from it haha


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Posted 22 April 2015 - 08:36 PM

Great thread, exciting stuff at the beginning with the V5 etc!



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Posted 23 April 2015 - 05:11 PM

Thanks and yup was very happy I got the v5 in the end :)


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Posted 28 April 2015 - 01:02 PM

Got the front panel bolted up and done some more test fitting before welding the inner wings on started to look like a mini van again :D

Really happy with the wing to front panel gap it closes up with more clamps and is perfect when I took the pictures it only got the 1 clamp on


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Gonna crack on this weekend and get as much as I can get done :)


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Posted 28 April 2015 - 10:09 PM

Nice work there hope you get some bits welded in soon like you say it's starting to look like a mini van again

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